Let me get something straight. I’ve always been an instant coffee girl. Quite happily. Yes, espresso is lovely, but without an espresso maker, who can afford to buy a daily espresso? Not I. Espresso was a once a fortnight treat. Until now.
The Koala and I were very spoilt and received a ROK manual espresso maker from my parents for Christmas.
Image from ROK website
I’ve been enjoying a lot of espresso lately. The ROK is a breeze to use and best of all, it’s FUN. Make something fun to use and it will practically run itself.
Why we love the ROK:
- Great tasting espresso
- Easy to use
- Easy to clean
- Fun
- 10 year warranty
- Does not require electricity (just add boiling water)
- Beautifully designed
- Comes with spoon/tamper (spamper)
- Makes a double shot espresso by default
I’ve been avoiding coffee at work because I fear instant coffee wont live up to espresso, but after a couple of weeks of espresso, I had my first instant coffee and I found it tasted like ass.
What have you ruined for yourself lately?
We got an espresso machine too!
I really really love it!!!
We live in a cafe black hole so now we don’t need to drive for coffee….. Hallelujah
It’s an investment into your sanity
Something very similar happened to me too two years ago when my mom got me a Nespresso machine! Now I can’t drink anything else. I am so spoiled!
How can we rewind or forget what we know for those times when we need to lower our standards?
I don’t know
But really, once you’ve gone down the rabbit hole, do you really want to go back?
I kind of do. Basically I can’t drink at work now. I stick to tea.
Ice cream. After learning how to make a french custard based ice cream I can no longer handle supermarket ice cream
It’s a Greek tragedy waiting to happen.
Wow Jeanbeanmilly, French custard based ice cream sounds incredible.
Haha! That’s great
I haven’t used bottled pasta sauce for about three years now, and still I gaze longingly at them in the supermarket, wishing I could still buy one of those glossy bottles… knowing that I will still decide on sauce-from-scratch. A previous flatmate ruined bottled sauce for me!
Love the look of this machine. I love my long blacks and espresso. Biggest perk about my job.. Fresh coffee every morning. Best. I actually cannot get started without it anymore. I think I’m an addict. Ah well, at least it’s not crack.
At least you don’t have to pay for your addiction!
Breakfast cereal. American granola is full of rubbish, so I started making my own…then experimenting with different variations…and now I have to make granola every week. I loved being in NZ and able to eat the Vogel’s stuff!
Ah yes, Vogels. I haven’t had that in a long time actually!
That espresso maker gives me sexy feelings.. so jealous…..